Walks you can reach from Birmingham International by train
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Wellington Circular via the Wrekin (Shropshire)
1 hour direct from Birmingham International.
Town streets, woodland tracks, steep ascent to The Wrekin summit with panoramic views over Shropshire and beyond.
Warnings: Steep climb to summit; can be windy on top.
Walk details: Wellington Walkers Are Welcome.
Marston Green Circular via Sheldon Country Park (Warwickshire)
3 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Suburban paths, airport perimeter fence, woodland, open parkland, country park, lakes and meadows.
Warnings: Can be noisy (airport).
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Hampton-in-Arden Circular (Warwickshire)
3 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Tarmac village lanes, river crossing and nature reserve paths.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Berkswell Circular (Warwickshire)
8 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Coventry Circular (Warwickshire)
15 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Tile Hill Circular (Warwickshire)
15 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Woodland paths and suburban footways through nature reserve.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Rugby Circular (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Canal towpath, riverside path and village lanes.
Walk details: Heart Rail Trails (PDF).
Leamington Spa Circular via Warwick (Warwickshire)
30 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Banbury Circular via Milton Church (Northamptonshire)
45 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Gentle farmland, fields, wooded boundaries, villages, quiet lanes and canal.
Warnings: Map reading required.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Berkswell to Solihull (Warwickshire)
8 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Surprisingly expansive landscape. Rural and suburban with boardwalks, fields, woodland, canal towpath and residential streets. Walk crosses the Meridian Gap from Berkswell to Solihull, West Midlands' largest town, functioning as an affluent dormitory suburb of Birmingham.
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk. Muddy woodland path; pavement peters out near Hampton-in-Arden with tight bends.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Birmingham to Kings Norton (Warwickshire)
9 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Canal towpath (Worcester and Birmingham Canal). Kings Norton was site of a 1642 English Civil War battle.
Waterway: nine tenths along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.
Birmingham Back to Backs: Experience 200 years of working people's lives in the heart of Birmingham (National Trust; 1h30 to visit).
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Birmingham to Bournville (Warwickshire)
9 minutes direct from Birmingham International.
Canal towpath, urban paths and suburban streets. Walk along the Worcester-Birmingham Canal from city centre to Cadbury's model village.
Waterway: four fifths along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.
Birmingham Back to Backs: Experience 200 years of working people's lives in the heart of Birmingham (National Trust; 1h30 to visit).
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).